The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-02
BRIEF JoTTINcs,

Mr. John d. Houghton will build dwell
ing house on North street this season.
Mr. John Burroughs is building summer
cottage ON the shore road at Cape Elizabeth.
There were forty arrests last week, of
which twenty-eight were for drunkenness.
Thirty thousand tons of Nova Scotia coal
are to be delivered at Portland the coming
summer for the Grand Trunk Railway.
The "Y." will meet at 126 Pearl street, at
2.30 o'clock this afternoon to sew for the fair.
| A large attendance is very desirable.
The Council of Administration of the De-
partment of Maine, G. A. r., will meet at
the Falmouth Hotel Wednesday evening
The regular meeting of the Society of Nat
ural History occurs this evening at 7.30
o'clock. Rev. E. c. Bolles of Salem will read
a paper upon collectors and Collecting"
The regular monthly meeting of the Indi-
an Association will be held tomorrow after
noon, at o'clock, in the vestry of the First
! Baptist church.
The Methodist preaching meeting will be-
held, according TO adjournment on Monday,
May 9th. at 10 o'clock, in the vestry of the
| Chestnut street church.
A man who was crazy drunk, made con-
siderable disturbance in the streets at late
hour last night. lie resisted arrest, and had
to be put in irons to be taken to the police
station.
1t is stated that Professor L. S. Morse has
refused an offer of 100000 for one half of his
Japanese collection. He viii not sell it ex-
cept as whole, and then only to an art mu-
scum and not to go out of the country.
A special meeting of st. Alban Comman-
derry, Knights Templar, will be held next
! Thursday evening, to make arrangements
for several field days during June, in prepa-
tion for the grand excursion to Mt. Kineo in
July
Mr.. Elmer II. Waterhouse, in the office of
the Railway Mail Service, has compiled a
handy book for the use of railway postal
clerks of the first division. 1t comprises q
list of all post offices in Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts, with blank columns
for memoranda of changes, etc.
Hamilton & Co., Chebeague Island, lately
shipped 500 barrels of clam bait to firm in
Portugal. 1t was delivered In New York
from which port it was taken by a Portugal
steamer which was chartered by the foreign
firm and loaded with American goods per-
tanning to fishermen's supplies.
The sewing school connected with the st.
Stephens church has recently closed very
successful and interesting session with a
supper given to its fifty pupils. Over seven
ty garments have been made by them, each
one having the benefit of her own work. The
average attendance has been %, and so yards
of material have been used.
The total value of exports last week
amounted to $134, 1346S, the chief articles be-
ing So, 14S bushels of wheat 1880 bushels of
peas, 100000 pounds of oat meal, and GAG bar
rels of apples. Among the imports were 3S1
hogsheads, 526 puncheons, and n tierces of
molasses. 515 hogsheads and 200 bags of SUI
gar, 1870 boxes of tin plates, and $500 live
| Holsters.
A gentleman in this city, the son of Brit
ish army officer, has an interesting memento
of Sebastopol, found on the battlefield after
that memorable struggle. 1t is charm or
amulet worn by the clergy of the Greek
Church, and suspended from the neck by a
chain. The talisman is made of brass, with
"a plating of gold, and is evidently fac-sim
| lie of bible. Its weight is nine ounces.
When opened it shows three compartments
or pages, with raised figures of saints and
crosses The relic was worn by Russian
priest as he administered to his dying count
| rymen on the field Of carnage. A companion
to it was picked up at Sebastopol, and is now
in the possession of the English government.